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Don't apologize for your questions! You're interviewing the company just as much as they're interviewing you and poor attitude in responding to such questions i
by d4mi3n 4y ago
Don't apologize for your questions! You're interviewing the company just as much as they're interviewing you and poor attitude in responding to such questions is a red flag IMO.
That said, if you're worried about how your questions are perceived, a little rewording can suss this out and give you more context. I like to ask:
What does your software development process look like? Tell me about how you manage, test, and deploy your product.
You can rephrase a lot of questions in a similar manner to get what you want and leave room for the interviewer to expand (or justify!) their responses.
- vlod 4y agoI didn't mention what I was subtly after, which was the facial expression after asking that question. Usually it's sigh and a nod of the head (as if they are remembering THAT company). That's a good sign for me. There is a mutual recognition that we've both worked in some terrible companies and learnt how NOT to do some things. This generally means (and some good followup questions) that they have CI/CD,a PR review process, some ticket tracking, agile/kanban etc. I'm generally not worried about how my questions are perceived as that's a red flag for me. If they have a problem with that, then most likely not a good place (culturally) I want to work.
- jeffrallen 4y agoAlso: wear the nicest thing you'd wear for work to the interview, even if that's just a t-shirt (because you are a slob and proud of it). If you don't get the job as a result of your clothes, you didn't want that job.